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Love Tactics (Ask Taktikleri)
A Turkish Rom-com just in time for Valentine’s Day! Running time is 1 hour and 38 minutes. This movie stars Demet Ozdimir and Sukru Ozyildiz as Asli and Kerem. Asli is a fashion designer and blogger. She writes about strategies girls can use to hook a guy. She is an independent, strong, single business-minded woman.…
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Masumiyet (“Innocence”)
A short, Turkish drama series, 13 episodes at 2+ hours each. Ilker is a rich, 35 year old man, helping to run is father’s business. Ela is an 18 year old woman, just starting college. The drama begins when we discover that Ilker has a fiancé, a head for manipulation, and a pregnant girlfriend. Ela…
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A New Killer Emerges: Yargi Episode 14
***SPOILERS******TRIGGER WARNING: Processing as a victim; Processing as a suspect*** This episode had my heart breaking!! The twitter threads about how gentle and perfect Ilgaz was as a husband and a caregiver were priceless. Ceylin opens the episode covered with blood and dirt, holding a gun, tripping over a dead body. But whose body is…
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Time’s Up: Yargi, Episode 13
With six o’clock closing in, what is going to happen to those in the circle of revenge? What is going to happen to Engin? ***SPOILERS*** Ilgaz rushes to the jail to find Ceylin, who isn’t there. He instead sees Neva getting into the ambulance with Engin. He finds Ceylin at the hospital. Ilgaz and Ceylin…
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The Murderer’s Mandate: Yargi, episode 12
***SPOILERS*****TRIGGER WARNING: Physical Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Drug Use, Overdose, Suicide Attempt, Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome/Child Abuse** Last week we learned that Engin had a list of people against whom he was plotting revenge. Each of them had a task to do by 6 pm the next day. So, this week we see how each of…
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Face to Face Confrontation: Yargi, episode 11
***SPOILERS*** This episode begins where the last left off: a voice message sent to Ilgaz, recorded on Engin’s phone sent by Ceylin; Eren left with a note asking if he has a child of which he was unaware; Cinar left with video footage of himself with Zafer; Yekta confronting his past lies and the absolute…
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Killer Revenge: Yargi, Episode 10
***SPOILERS*** This week’s episode is all about REVENGE. It’s all about love and hate, war and peace, open and closed. It’s about the signs, and where they point. This week’s episode gives ample opportunity for all of the above, plus my favorite: making predictions about what will happen next!! At the opening, we see that…
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Time’s Up for a Killer: Yargi, Episode 9
**SPOILERS!!** Episode nine opens in the courthouse!! What will happen with Engin??!! Okay. So, In the courthouse, Engin drops a bomb on the judge, in order to relieve himself of suspicion. Who else was in on it? How will Ilgaz and Ceylin fight back against his new story? Again, we see Ilgaz using his mind…
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Murderous Rage: Yargi, Episode 8
**SPOILERS!!** The scene opens with Ceylin confronting Engin. she is out of her mind angry, but is she willing to kill him? she. Isn’t’ answering her phone, and Ilgaz is starting to worry. He informs Eren, and they do their best to evade the traffic jam they are in and make their way to the…
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Murder Investigation and Matrimony: Yargi, Episode 7
**SPOILERS!** What we see at the beginning is a huge surprise!Who would have thought the only way out was MARRIAGE?? Ilgaz and Ceylin get married! That is right! Married!! Presumably so Ilgaz would not have to testify against Ceylin about her methods of obtaining information, allowing her to continue practicing law and continue helping to…